The Republican Presidential debate in South Carolina was held in the wake of the heartbreaking news that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had passed away. Justice Scalia was a great man who fought tirelessly to preserve and protect our Constitutional freedoms from governmental overreach. His passing brings what is at stake in this election, and especially the Republican primary, into stark and brutal clarity.
Despite this new reality, however, Donald Trump showed his true colors and clearly demonstrated why he should not be the Republican nominee, and why he would destroy the Republican party if we nominate him to face Hillary Clinton. In the middle of a REPUBLICAN debate Donald Trump declared his support for numerous DEMOCRAT positions and talking points. He repeated the tired old “Bush Lied/People Died” fiction made famous by MoveOn.org. He repeated his support for Planned Parenthood and their “wonderful things having to do with women’s health.”   He continued his support for using eminent domain to take people’s homes for his casino parking lots. He even blamed George W. Bush for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
During the debate Trump called himself a “Common-Sense Conservative.” Memo to Trump supporters: That is what Moderates and Liberals call themselves when they want to trick Conservatives into voting for them. When you have to add a qualifying adjective to the term “Conservative,” it means you are not a real Conservative. It means you want to call yourself Conservative to get votes, but don’t want to be expected to defend all those wacky things real Conservatives believe in like the sanctity of life, the sanctity of marriage, the 2nd amendment, religious freedom…you know, the basic moral and constitutional fabric of our society.
When he was confronted by Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz, Trump reverted to the “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” defense. He interrupted people, slung nonsensical insults around the room, and made it painfully obvious that he does not have the temperament to be President of the United States. I read some columnists comparing it to dealing with an angry drunk, but an angry drunk doesn’t know any better. Trump does.  Trump is more like that one person we all know that has to insult other people in order to make themselves feel superior and when called on it, they hide behind the claim that they’re just “telling it like it is.” If Trump thinks he is showing us how tough he is with these antics, he needs to reconsider.
Jeb! Bush went for the jugular with Trump, and tried to go toe-to-toe with the him on his attacks against President George W. Bush. South Carolina is where George W. got his campaign back on track by soundly defeating John McCain, and Jeb! is definitely hoping for some of that same magic. While Jeb! was able to deliver some solid blows against Trump, he didn’t really look comfortable doing it, and he came off looking stiff. I would have thought he would have shown a little more passion while defending his own family members. George W. Bush is still very popular in South Carolina, but whether some of that will rub off on Jeb! remains to be seen.
Ted Cruz had a strong debate. He gave solid, substantive answers, and was the most effective in dealing with Trump. Instead of just calling him a rude bully like Bush, Cruz instead treated Trump’s tantrum like one would treat an unruly child, then launched an assault on Trump’s liberal positions, pointing out that Trump supports Planned Parenthood and would appoint liberals to the Supreme Court. The Donald must have gotten confused at this point, because he interrupted his, “Ted Cruz is a nasty liar” tirade to confirm his support for Planned Parenthood. Here is more proof of that Planned Parenthood support, and here is the type of Liberal judge Donald Trump wants to appoint. Ted had a good debate, and has a great opportunity in South Carolina, but to take advantage of that he needs to peel away some of Trump’s conservative support. By attacking Trump’s liberal positions, Cruz was attempting to do just that.
Marco Rubio had a good debate, until he decided he liked Trump’s “you’re a liar” routine so much he tried to use it against Ted Cruz. Rubio re-launched his previously debunked attack that Ted Cruz used to support amnesty, even going so far as to claim that Cruz couldn’t speak Spanish, to which Cruz promptly challenged Rubio (in Spanish) to continue the debate in Spanish. Rubio did not attack him again the rest of the night. Also, while Bush and Cruz were launching broadsides at Trump, Rubio shied away from engaging Trump man to man, preferring instead to let others do the real fighting.
John Kasich seems to be running to be “Best Friend of Everybody in America” instead of President. While the other candidates were battling it out, Kasich was breaking out his guitar to start a round of “Kumbaya.” When he wasn’t chastising the rest of the candidates, however, he was extolling the virtues of Obamacare while he tried to defend his expansion of Medicaid over the objections of the Ohio General Assembly.
Ben Carson should have dropped out after New Hampshire and saved everybody the embarrassment of another debate where everybody forgets he’s on the stage. Seriously, even when he was directly mentioned by the other candidates, the moderator didn’t even want to bother letting him respond because at this point nobody cares what he has to say. It’s almost getting as bad as Admiral Stockdale in the 1992 Vice Presidential debate.
The good news that came out of this debate is that we are finally seeing the other candidates on the stage take the gloves off with Donald Trump, and just like any bully, Trump has a glass jaw and very thin skin. When challenged, Trump self-destructs.  All of the other candidates need to start dealing with Trump the exact same way, and reveal the real Trump to the voters because if this man gets the nomination, God help us all.
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What a lying sach of garbage this article is, the author is obviously a new world order stooge. 911 tired of the inquiries ? You give your self away right there, whoever believes the official lies of 911 and the official b.s. about the only good president in 66 years, Kennedy, is an American enemy. Trump for president.
Jesus saves.
Poll: Trump at 35%; Cruz and Rubio follow with 18% each
I would like to see a discussion on the true colors of the local politicians too. Decisions to feed pork to friends harm the party, opening the door to candidates like Mr. Trump.
http://www.loudountaxpayer.com/2016/02/senator-dick-black-pushes-waterford-pork/
Even the people who hate Donald Trump the most have had to admit that Trump has defined the issues since entering the race. Trump has taken strong, extremely conservative positions on immigration, the Second Amendment, ISIS and terrorism, the military, and the rule of law. He comes from a business background, not a political background. He is definitely NOT a neoconservative, and I refer readers to a fascinating (and rather lengthy) intellectual history of modern American conservatism by Boyd Cathey in the http://www.Unz.com titled “Why I will vote for Donald Trump and Not Ted Cruz.” Trump is the only nationalist running, and the neocons hate his nationalism. Trump is not a globalist (remember the elder Bush’s approval of UN Agenda 21??); he is a nationalist who believes in localism (as with education). He is willing to fund Planned Parenthood as long as they stick to their original mission– birth control (and not abortion). I don’t think people realize that Trump thinks concretely, like a builder, a businessman, a financier; he is not into the abstractions (“limited government,” etc) that make Republicans salivate — and which, by the way, are empty statements spewed out by all the GOP pols who never, never translate them into action. Yes, I am one of the reviled Trump supporters, I am an Edmund Burke/Russel Kirk conservative, and not a neoconservative globalist who believes in deficits, open borders, and big government. Ted Cruz supported the TPP (how could he trust Obama after 7 years???) and yes, he welcomed illegals at the border (with Glenn Beck). Constitutional Ted also gutted the Constitution with the Corker bill which got us the Iran Treaty. Rubio wants a new entitlement for families, and voted to ban guns from public spaces when he was in office in Florida. The Bushes are more of the same thing — they like big deficits and, oh, bringing the feds into education with No Child Left Behind (Jeb loves Common Core and amnesty). Trump is an all-American candidate who puts America and Americans first. He is a pragmatist, a problem solver, a great manager, and I must agree, a colorful personality. He is not a professional campaigner, but I suspect that makes him more likable: he is genuine, straight talking — even if you don’t like it. He will run circles around the Democrats in Congress and get exactly what he wants from them. He will run the country like a business — and it’s about time. I have worked my rear-end off to get Republican candidates elected for 7years now, and for what? What has changed in Washington? Nothing. I’m taking my chances with Donald Trump since I know what the others will do — zero. PS Cruz is no more electable in Northern Virginia than Cuccinelli was.To win Virginia, Cruz would have to take NoVa to take the state.Virginia is a swing state, so Cruz could easily lose the election for us.
Vote for Cruz and you could end up with more than you bargained for.
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Debunked
http://blogcritics.org/anatomy-of-a-smear-heidi-cruz/
Yes debunked, of course. Heidi was simply toeing the Goldman Sachs party line. Just like her boss Zollick did in the 2014 subsequent paper. It’s so Bircher to even question the intentions of these fine upstanding people who have been so instrumental in bringing about the WTO globalist dream. I guess we will simply have to wait until the election to see the results. It’s such the PC thing to do.
Is this in conjunction with Ted’s dastardly plan to bring America under the control of his Canadian overlords?
There won’t be any Canadians, overlords or not. You will simply identify as being Made in North America, just like any other product.
It was a miserable debate. That being said, I’ll cut Trump some slack. What people forget is that Trump lives in Manhattan. When we lost 3,500 Americans on 9/11, I’m certain Trump personally lost many friends and a great number of business acquaintances. Trump is a “failure is not an option” guy. George W. Bush was President and, therefore, it is his fault. Jeb is the brother of the guy that, in his mind, could have prevented that and didn’t. I understand the animosity. I don’t agree with it, but I understand it.
Read the comment by the author below where he says that Rubio would be better than Trump. Rubio is the GOPe water carrier now that their favorite son is in his political death throes.
I have said this before but let’s do it again. The next amnesty and for emphasis…
ENDS CONSERVATISM!
Get this through your thick skulls.. this is not an issue… it is THE ISSUE. You GOP geniuses should do a little research. California used to vote Republican…until 1986… and what happened then you pea brains? Oh that would be the first amnesty. Then you got six more technical amnesties in the following decade. AND? The GOP is D E D in California.
Rubio’s and the GOPe amnesty will make the earlier amnesties look like a puddle.. this one will be a tsunami. The system is set up for chain migration.
So don’t you give me the baloney about Rubio is better than Trump. He WROTE the damn amnesty bill..
Here is a real analysis of the debate
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/02/14/that-debate-moment-when-the-script-is-evidenced/
Wow. That is infuriating. The RNC is so arrogant and corrupt.
Yep.
A real analysis from a website that has pictures of Trump all over it’s front page? It’s EVERY article dedicated to supporting Trump or bashing his opponents?
Good grief, that’s not a blog, it’s a Super-Pac.
It’s hard to give a credible examination of anything when you’re in the tank.
A certain dignity attends the office of the president. Trump is a buffoon. His self obsession, and complete lack of self control disqualifies him.
Oh come on! There’s been plenty of buffoons throughout American Presidential history. One more won’t make any difference from the others.
We have a candidate that is conservative, NOT a buffoon and who would make a much better President for this nation. I will vote for Cruz because I am not ready yet to let it burn.
I agree with you, except that Ted Cruz has very little – if any – cross over appeal. For all of his faults, Trump can get voters that Cruz simply cannot.
Nope. Trump will lose us voters that Cruz, heck, pretty much anybody else could win.
What voters? Women voters, the majority of voters.
Trump has, in order:
Cheated on two wives.
Apparently dumped one by telling the newspaper about it.
Had multiple affairs with married women, which he bragged about.
Called women derogatory and insulting names in public.
Said that if his daughter wasn’t related to him he’d be sleeping with her.
Refused to attend a debate because of the woman moderator.
And this is the idea of a good candidate to run against a female Democrat? No, this a recipe for getting slaughtered in the general election.
To top that off, Trump is having problems connecting with the Evangelical voters, the Republican base.
Evangelical voters, in SC, don’t think he is sincere. They think he is making things up that they want to hear.
And with the latest debate and his statements on the Iraq war, he’s put his chances of getting the military vote in jeopardy. Almost ALL the vets and service members I know have a very high opinion of George Bush and don’t like their service in Iraq being bad-mouthed.
So, no. Trump will lose us voters we could have gotten and get our parts of our base, Evangelical and military voters, to stay home.
Trump can’t get my vote and I am not the only conservative who feels that way.
Yeah, we had a dignified Christian leader, George W Bush, who had to be the worst president in my lifetime. He was terrible. He expanded government, jacked up the debt, peed away $2 trillion in Iraq and Afghanistan, kept our borders open and porous, and was responsible in part for the economic meltdown in 2008.
mark Jawsz– you summed it up completely.
Bush didn’t lead like that because he was a dignified Christian, he led like that because he was a moderate.
Well, at least you’re admitting he’s a buffoon.
Haven’t you heard? I’m Balloting for Bernie.
So you’re voting for Sanders in the primary? Fine by me.
Someone has to do something about the Hillery problem. Trump can take care of himself.
Trump did go full on Code Pink… I was having Cindy Sheehan flashbacks.
Trump 2016!!
Rubio and Cruz needed to cut the fighting and declare a truce, the arguing between them got old.
Kasich needs to go away, the man never had a reason to run. He doesn’t have a Conservative record, he’s not charismatic, and he’s the one man in the race a respected Christian leader I know of absolutely won’t vote for due to his expansion of Obamacare.
Carson needs to drop-out and try and use his remaining support to become a kingmaker.
Trump needed sedatives. But since that was his real character, raging, irrational, to the extreme left, I suspect they wouldn’t have done any good.
Rubio needs to drop out and let Cruz take out Trump. Rubio would be better than Trump, but he cannot capture the anti-illegal immigration vote because of his role in the Gang of 8. Cruz can unite the Conservatives, the Tea Party, the anti-illegal immigration vote, and the anti-Clinton vote in a way none of the others can. The only way Cruz loses is if the moderate Republicans abandon him the way they did Cuccinelli, but with the death of Justice Scalia I don’t think they are stupid enough to do that now. The stakes are just too high.
I agree. The thing is, I don’t think Rubio is going to do it. I think he’ll keep going until Nevada.
Getting Carson to drop out would be easier. Although, like Rubio, I think he’ll hold on until at least the SC primary is done.
To steal a quote from Babylon 5: “Always bet on stupidity.” Quite a few moderate power-brokers will take the frothing-at-the-mouth business man over the Conservative because they can manipulate Trump whereas Cruz will stand on his principles.
Rubio isn’t who he claims to be. His canned rhetoric is getting old, really old. Cruz is the only true conservative with a proven record. He needs to somehow counter the “liar” label that Rubio and Trump have given him. People see that and assume it’s correct. They never look to see what the facts are.
Rubio would be better than Trump? You have got to be kidding. I want you to go on line and read the Gang of 8 Immigration Amnesty and then you come back here and say that.
You have got to be kidding…
If you notice what I wrote, I said that Rubio could not bring the anti-illegal immigration vote back to the party, and below here I point out that Rubio cannot win because of that. But yes, Rubio would actually be better than Trump, so what does that tell you about what I think of Trump?
And read what I wrote where Rubio WROTE the amnesty bill. And that is the end of conservatism. So ending conservatism with a phony like Rubio is better?
“So ending conservatism with a phony like Rubio is better?”
No. Electing a real, principled Conservative like Ted Cruz is better.
I agree with you on Cruz. I will support him. But you have to come to the realization that Trump has a real shot at winning. Save you attacks for phony conservatives like Rubio, Yeb!, Kasich. There is nothing conservative about guys who want to open the border.
See, this is where we disagree. Trump is not a conservative. Trump is not even a Republican. Trump says he opposes amnesty, and talks about building a wall, but that wall would have a revolving door in it, providing what is called “touchback amnesty.” The people currently here illegally just have to walk through that revolving door, set foot in Mexico, then walk right back in and all is forgiven.
Furthermore, Trump would appoint liberals to the Supreme Court. The next President could end up nominating as many as four new justices to the Court, and if Trump is President, we will have a new round of liberal activists, and all of our remaining constitutional rights will be gone.
And Cruz proposed a path to legalization and has continuously supported increasing the number of H1B visas, a complete baloney need because we have not shortage of STEM workers. Ask US college graduates how much the US needs more H1B visas.
What you are calling touchback amnesty is a reality right now without a wall. And there isn’t even a physical barrier to prevent it. You are describing repatriation where the Border Patrol allows you to return across the border. Only with the GOPe and Obama, not many people take that option anymore because why should they? They claim they fear for their lives and the BP lets them go, issuing a Notice to Disappear as it is jokingly called. This happened under that idiot W also–it was called Catch and Release in that Great Conservative W’s time.
Trump has moved the GOPe right on immigration that is a fact.
Exactly, Donald Trump is the only one to prevent 100 million illegal aliens living in America in the next 10 years. Trump for president.
Yep, you are so right Connie. This is Trump Derangement Syndrome on display. Even the kitchen sink has been thrown at Trump and he is still competitive when it comes to head to head against the Democrats. Sure, Marco does better in polls right now, which by the way mean nothing. Marco is young, attractive, and Cuban, but if he were the nominee, the Liberal Media Establishment would eat him alive – same for Cruz, and possibly even Kasich. They do well in the polls because they have not come under attack….YET. Trump is a fighter, and yes, like me he can be a rude, abrasive New York hothead, but that is exactly the type of character we need to go after Hillary and Bernie and even Uncle Joe. I am tired of GOP candidates who are obsessed with acting prudently and properly. I want someone who will go for Hillary’s jugular. We have had too much of the charm and Sunday-school manners (Bush the Older and Wiser, Dole, Bush the Younger and Dumber, McCain, and Romney) and it has gotten us nowhere. Trump will get us voters we would otherwise not get.
Right, it’s a mental illness to point out that Trump was raging, supported Planned Parenthood, and started to crossover into being an Iraq War protestor.
Boloney. He sounded like he was giving a speech to Code Pink, not the GOP or the average American.
There’s plenty of republican Iraq War protesters around, besides Trump. Back when the GWOT war started many spoke out that this better not be another Vietnam. In fact it’s been worse, and it started when Bush decided to split our forces into two different conflicts. Now here we are years later and still don’t have an exit strategy in either theater. And after this election, when our folks don’t come home, you will be hearing a lot more. Don’t believe me? Watch what happens when they decide to force women to register for the draft.
Trump may not be the prime candidate to be president or CinC, but he’s better than the other modern McClellan’s out there. They think a good game but are worthless in implementation. Trump doesn’t worry about plans, he just bashes. Which is what we should have done back in 2003 instead of playing nation builder. The object of war is to get it over with, not turn it into an effing career.
“Now here we are years later and still don’t have an exit strategy in either theater.”
We already exited under Obama. Did you miss that? It was our exit that destabilized the region and created a power vacuum that ISIS has filled. Now we are talking about whether we have to go back in or not.
Cruz is not talking about nation building. He is talking about pounding ISIS out of existence and then going home. He has the most substantive, thought out policies of any candidate. I would much rather trust Cruz than deal with “Trump SMASH!!”
I’m sure the several thousand folks hanging around over there will be surprised that they were supposed to already be home with mom and the kids. The term ‘exit’ has as much validity as the weekly jobs reports Obama puts out.
The power vacuum occurred because of our predominately republican government’s innate ability to pick hard core Iranian surrogates to run Iraq, a totalitarian feature we apparently wish to import into this country given the current activities within the GOP.
I’d vote for Trump in a heart beat over these other imitations. Except first I have to Ballot for Bernie to help clear the way to a republican victory. You understand, of course?
Right, and how many of them are running for President? How many support PP? Blame Bush for 9/11?
How many of them are considered credible?
None.
Nobody is going to force women to join the draft, some Republicans announced that to force people to pay attention to Obama gutting the military.
Yes, getting into Iraq was a bad idea. However, we were there. And, contrary to what Trump was saying, Weapons of Mass Destruction were present in Iraq.
Also, as Mick pointed out, we withdrew and everything went to pot. With ISIS slaughtering innocent people left and right.
Trump and John Kasich are tied for the bottom ranking in candidates, as far as I’m concerned.
Cut the military loose and get it done and get out? Agreed. Will Trump do that? No. Trump can’t handle criticism, let alone the military commanders proposing strategies that are different from what he wants.
WMD was the excuse, not the reason.
So, what was the reason?
Let me guess, defense industry PAC and campaign money?
Or oil, that’s the usual Code Pink theory for the war.
Never mind the fact that if we wanted the oil we could’ve had it.
Oddly enough, Trump really did get praise from Code Pink for his debate performance!
Thanks for telling me that. I didn’t know that but with his performance I can’t say I’m surprised.
Enough said.
B.s. planned parenthood that screws poor women for breast cancer and other serious health problems is a Christian attribute, Trump didn’t mean he supported the repugnant abortionists ! See the difference hypocrite ? Trump and
Only
Trump can take down the satanic new world order, because whether Trump really believes in Christ is irrelevant, God
Is using Donald as a weapon against the satanic new world order.
Mammograms aren’t done by PP, and abortion ISN’T a Christian attitude.
Trump said he supports PP and will fund them. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that will prevent them from taking that funding and using it for abortion, and Trump knows that.
Trump’s faith matters because it shows who he is as a person. If you can’t admit you are wrong to God, if you can’t repent in the holy name of Jesus the Son of God? You won’t admit you’re wrong to anybody, you won’t repent and you don’t feel that you have any constraints because you won’t answer for any of your wrongdoings. That’s why Trump’s religion matters.
I know there is evil, I don’t believe in a world order. God can and will use people to do His will, but the sheer hatred I’ve seen pouring out of Trump’s campaign tells me that this isn’t a Godly man and if he does God’s will it isn’t because he’s trying to do it.
You are
Sooooooooo deluded ! You can look into another person’s soul and know if they are Christian ? Who said abortionists aren’t evil murderers ? I said that they are ! Cruz psyco pseudo cult of domination is not from God. You say haters? The opposing satanic mob against Donald Trump are the most hateful racists on earth ! You check my post on twitter disqus on New Testament Greek to English translations. They’re are 20,000+ translation errors in the English translation ! How do I know ? I’ve looked up every word, it took 4 years, I started researching ancient Greek 18 years ago after I had a supernatural
Close encounter ! Preceding that I was a Christian singer songwriter and guitarist. Trump for president.
Jesus saves.
You didn’t say so. In fact, you offered a defense of PP for their supposedly offering breast cancer screenings, mammograms, which they don’t do, and said that that is a Christian attribute.
Did I say that Trump isn’t a Christian? No. I said Trump hasn’t repented because Trump himself proclaimed that he hadn’t. Christianity has two main requirements before baptism is usually applied, repentance and acceptance of Jesus as the Lord and Savior.
Does that mean that Trump really hasn’t repented? That he isn’t saved? I don’t know. Repentance and faith are the requirements of a Christian. If he has faith, he’s in Jesus’ hands.
If he doesn’t have repentance however, he doesn’t feel beholden to the moral standards that require repentance. In other words, he thinks he can do whatever he desires without apologies.
I didn’t say haters. That’s what you took from my post, not what I said in my post.
My pastor does study the Greek version of the New Testament, and he makes sure to tell us when he spots something.
Haha haha haha haha haha haha haha! Lies ! Unless you’re a pagan catholic who do not hold the bible as the only Word of God I’d understand your apathy. You’re in a bible preaching church and I pointed many translation errors and you act like it doesn’t matter ! Your pastor taught you this ? No he didn’t because he either doesn’t know, or if he acted on it the satanic new world order would shut him and h freeloading meal ticket down. What president in our lives acted like a Christian ? Kennedy and that’s it, furthermore we are not supposed to have a Theocracy. I stand corrected if planned parenthood doesn’t do any good for poor women. Jesus will use Trump because he’s the only political leader since Kennedy to stand against thekkingdom of the beast. What has your pastor done to stop the satanic drug war ? Oh, just as I thought,
Nothing ! And that’s Christian ???
I’ll be expecting for your pastor to try to
Prove
Me
Wrong on the Greek to English translations.
“Even the kitchen sink has been thrown at Trump and he is still competitive when it comes to head to head against the Democrats”
You’re kidding, right? The media is treating Trump with kid gloves because they desperately want him to be the nominee. Trump is the only person Hillary Clinton can actually beat. You think he’s had it tough? Really?? Cruz merely pointed out Trump’s own positions and he completely lost control. Bush said stop attacking my family, and Trump acted like a whiny brat. If you think this is tough, wait until Trump is the nominee and the press starts trotting out all the juicy little comments and video clips they have stored up. Hell, nobody has even brought up the fact that Trump brags about sleeping with married women yet, but I guarantee it’ll come out if he’s the nominee.
“he can be a rude, abrasive New York hothead, but that is exactly the type of character we need to go after Hillary and Bernie”
Do you honestly believe that? You say you’re from New York so I assume you have heard of a Republican Congressman named Rick Lazio, right? Well, Rick Lazio was leading Hillary Clinton in the polls when she ran for the Senate in 2000 until he decided he was going to “get tough” with her. Do you remember when he walked across the debate stage and tried to intimidate her? That was the end of his campaign, and that was nothing more than invading her space. Trump would be a “Dead Man Walking” against Hillary.
You call Lazio “tough?” I call his moment awkward. Furthermore, things have changed since Hillary ran in 2000. We have her horrendous record as Secretary of State, to include her emall server scandal. As far as Trump goes, I say with a resounding “YES!” the kitchen sink has been thrown at him, in that everyone knows just about everything there is to know about him. There will be no further scandals to dig up. We know about the bankruptcies, the affairs, the insults, et al. But, not many know about Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz skeletons in the closet. Just sayin’. Furthermore, while I like Ted’s ideology the most, he has ZERO, and I mean, ZERO crossover appeal. That is not to say that he could not be elected – given Hillary and Bernie’s positions and track records – I am just saying that when it comes to electability I would rather have Trump or Rubio on the ticket. Not Ted.
“You call Lazio “tough?””
No, I call it a juvenile attempt by a guy to throw some “red meat” to all the Hillary haters, just like you are hoping Trump would do to Clinton. It backfired horribly on him, just like it would backfire on Trump. Trump would actually make Hillary Clinton into a sympathetic figure again, and the media would come to her defense en masse.
“everyone knows just about everything there is to know about him. There will be no further scandals to dig up.”
Now you are just delusional. Trump has been a public figure for over 30 years, shooting his mouth off on and off camera. Wait until the media digs up some of his past flings. Wait until they go into detail about his many bankruptcies. Wait until we start seeing some sexual harassment claims come out of the woodwork. How about the “Trump University” scandal, where Trump has been scamming unsuspecting people who want to do business “The Trump Way?” I can just see the 60 minutes expose now.
There are no skeletons in Ted Cruz’ closet and as far as media treatment goes, he has literally been called “satanic” by the New York Times, yet he still leads Hillary Clinton in a head to head matchup, while “kid gloves” Trump is losing to her.
“when it comes to electability I would rather have Trump or Rubio on the ticket.”
Trump cannot win, period. Rubio will lose the anti-illegal immigration vote, and therefore will lose. Cruz can unite the conservatives, the tea party, the anti-illegal immigration vote, and he can appeal to all those Reagan Democrats who are looking for someone that they believe will actually do what he says he will do.
Furthermore, even if Trump did win, he would govern like a Liberal. You cannot trust a word he says. He has proven time and time again he cannot be trusted. He even went on Greta van Susteran’s show and said, “I am very good at changing into whatever I need to change into.” Now if that doesn’t sum up the Trump campaign in a nutshell, I don’t know what does..
“I am very good at changing into whatever I need to change into.”
A prime attribute for any one seeking to occupy the Oval Office.
Some have it. Some don’t. Stump for Trump.
It is pointless continuing. Here is my bottom line – I will support the winner of the GOP nomination….except Jeb. Will you make the same claim?
Didn’t you vote for Sarvis in 2013?
Hell no! You must have me mixed up with another tall, handsome, bald guy. I voted for the Cooch. In fact, I knocked on 1,300 doors for Americans for Prosperity to stop Medicaid Expansion and also to identify Cooch-leaning supporters. I also registered folks at a gun show. I was very active for the Cooch, although I thought he was a rotten candidate.
Then I guess on March 1 you better be Balloting for Bernie. I’ll save you a place in line.
Do you sniff glue ? Cruz or kase of trash will do better than Donald !!! Idiots that’s why Trump gets 20,000 people at his rallies and your trash candidates get 100. Haha haha haha haha haha haha. Liars
Mark… the only one deranged in this discussion is Trump.
Trump Derangement Syndrome here on Bull Elephant. Gee, if Trump is such a Democrat then that means surely the GOPe would be embracing him with open arms, like they do all milquetoast RINOs.
H.W. Bush, Dole, G.W. Bush, McCain, Romney -> one and all of them were wussies. Heck, Sarah Palin has more stones than all of them put together.
Trump is a fighter – and that’s what I want! The moderators and audience went for his jugular and he returned fire – well jolly-good for him!
Trump still dominates the polls. And THAT FACT is making some of the other candidates’ supporters increasingly shrill and desperate. We Vulgarians aren’t going away. #MakeAmericaGreatAgain
“Gee, if Trump is such a Democrat then that means surely the GOPe would be embracing him with open arms”
They are. The establishment greatly prefers Trump to Cruz, because they know that Trump is all talk, but Cruz actually believes what he says and will carry through on his campaign promises.
“Trump is a fighter – and that’s what I want!”
No, Trump is a bully who can’t take criticism. Yelling over people and calling them names doesn’t make somebody a fighter. It merely reveals their lack of character.
“Trump still dominates the polls.”
Trump is the one candidate who consistently loses to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in head to head polls.
Like I said below, calling out someone who supports Planned Parenthood, blames Bush for 9/11, and is an Iraq War truther is justified. Trump was a raging incoherent mess on the stage last night.
Bush, Dole, Bush, McCain, Romney, were all moderates. And they are the past, gone. The choice isn’t between them and Trump, the choice is between this field and Trump.
Trump was insulting and whining last night, not fighting. To fight you have to have a coherent, RATIONAL, point to defend or to make. He didn’t. He was swinging wildly at his opponents and he kept accidentally hitting himself in the face.
Trump shows his true colors? Well good for Trump. The other shades of grey candidates must be envious.
Yes, I am sure Ted Cruz is green with envy at Trump’s declared support for Planned Parenthood and government run Healthcare.
Nailed it.